Barbados vs Djibouti: Age dependency ratio
Barbados
51.9%
in 2025
Djibouti
51.0%
in 2025
Barbados rank
142nd
Djibouti rank
145th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Barbados
- Djibouti
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 51.9% against 51.0% in Djibouti, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Djibouti ahead.
Barbados ranks 142nd and Djibouti ranks 145th of 218 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 86.6% | 14.6% | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 66.0% | 92.0% | 26.0% | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 54.4% | 91.2% | 36.8% | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 51.7% | 83.3% | 31.6% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 48.0% | 71.3% | 23.3% | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 61.9% | 14.6% | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 52.8% | 2.4% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Barbados or Djibouti?
- Barbados, at 51.9% against 51.0% in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Barbados and Djibouti?
- 0.9%, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Djibouti?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Barbados and Djibouti rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Barbados ranks 142nd and Djibouti ranks 145th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.